National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut facts for kids

Location of Litchfield County in Connecticut

Welcome to Litchfield County, Connecticut! This area is full of amazing old buildings, bridges, and places that tell stories about the past. This page will show you some of the most important historic spots in the county. These places are so special that they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Think of it like a Hall of Fame for historic sites across the United States!

There are 174 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Litchfield County. Four of these are even more important and are called National Historic Landmarks.

Exploring Litchfield County's Historic Treasures
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Exploring Litchfield County's Historic Treasures

What is the National Register of Historic Places?

The National Register of Historic Places is an official list kept by the United States government. It includes buildings, sites, objects, structures, and districts that are important in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. When a place is added to this list, it means it's recognized as a special part of our country's heritage. It also helps protect these places for future generations to enjoy and learn from.

Cool Historic Homes and Buildings

Litchfield County has many beautiful and historic homes. Some of these houses were built a long time ago and show us how people lived in the past.

Homes with a Story

The James Alldis House in Torrington is a fancy Queen Anne style house built in 1895. It belonged to a manager at a big needle factory, which was very important to Torrington's history.
The Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury was home to a famous composer named Leroy Anderson. He wrote many popular songs, like "Sleigh Ride"!
The Jabez Bacon House in Woodbury is another old home, listed way back in 1971.
The Amos Baldwin House in Norfolk is a historic home from 2016.
The Capt. Philo Beardsley House in Kent is a charming old house from 1979.
The Joseph Bellamy House in Bethlehem was listed in 1982.
The Henry B. Bissell House in Litchfield is a historic home from 1990.
The Roderick Bryan House in Watertown was added to the list in 2000.
The Capt. William Bull Tavern in Litchfield was a tavern (like an old inn or restaurant) built in 1983.
The Philip Chapin House in New Hartford is a historic home from 1977.
The John C. Coffing House in Salisbury was listed in 1990.
The Cream Hill Agricultural School in Cornwall was an old school listed in 1976.
Esperanza in New Hartford is a beautiful property listed in 2002.
The Farnum House in Norfolk was listed in 1982.
The Ebenezer Gay House in Sharon is a historic home from 1979.
The Glebe House in Woodbury is a very old house, listed in 1971.
The Gould House in Norfolk was listed in 1982.
The Gov. Smith Homestead in Sharon is another historic home from 1982.
The Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate in Torrington was listed in 1987.
The George King House in Sharon was added to the list in 2006.
The Isaac Lawrence House in North Canaan was listed in 1983.
The Low House in Norfolk is a historic home from 1984.
The Caleb Martin House in Bethlehem was listed in 1996.
The Merryall Union Evangelical Society Chapel in New Milford is a historic chapel from 1986.
The William Moore Jr. House in Barkhamsted was listed in 1999.
The Moseley House-Farm in Norfolk, also known as the Blackberry River Inn, has parts built in 1763! It was expanded in 1920 and is now a bed-and-breakfast.
Moss Hill in Norfolk was listed in 1982.
The Mulville House in Norfolk is another historic home from 1984.
The Noble House in Norfolk was listed in 1984.
The John Glover Noble House in New Milford was added in 1977.
The James Pardee House in Sharon was listed in 2003.
The Arah Phelps Inn in Colebrook was an old inn listed in 1971.
The Rectory and Church of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk is a historic church from 1982.
Rock Hall in Colebrook was listed in 2010.
The Rockwell House in Norfolk was listed in 1982.
The Solomon Rockwell House in Winchester (also known as Winsted) was listed in 1977.
The Frederick S. Sanford House in Bridgewater was listed in 1989.
The Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick House in Cornwall was listed in 1992.
The John Shepard House in Norfolk was listed in 1982.
The David Sherman House in Woodbury was added in 2002.
The Jason Skinner House in Harwinton was listed in 1985.
The South Canaan Congregational Church in Canaan is a historic church from 1983.
The South School in Torrington was built in 1915 and designed by a famous school architect.
The Robbins Stoeckel House in Norfolk was listed in 1982.
The Tamarack Lodge Bungalow in Norfolk is a unique bungalow from 1977.
The Tom Thumb House in Norfolk was listed in 1984.
Topsmead in Litchfield is a historic property from 1993.
The Torrington Fire Department Headquarters was listed in 1987.
The Town Hall and District School No. 6 in Morris was listed in 1987.
Trinity Church (Milton) in Litchfield was listed in 1976.
Trinity Church (Thomaston) in Thomaston was listed in 1984.
The Union Church/St. Paul's Church in Barkhamsted was listed in 1985.
Villa Friuli in Torrington was listed in 1991.
The Warren Congregational Church in Warren was listed in 1991.
The David Welch House in Litchfield was listed in 1984.

Grand Old Buildings

The Merwinsville Hotel in New Milford, east of Gaylordsville, is a historic hotel from 1977.
The Thomaston Opera House in Thomaston is a beautiful building from 1883, listed in 1972.
The Warner Theatre in Torrington is a grand theater from 1984.
The United Bank Building in New Milford was listed in 1982.

Bridges and Industrial History

Litchfield County also has important historic bridges and sites that show its industrial past.

Boardman's Bridge in New Milford, over the Housatonic River, was listed in 1976.
Bridge No. 560 (also known as Cornwall Bridge) crosses the Housatonic River between Cornwall and Sharon. Built in 1930, it's a large concrete bridge.
Bull's Bridge in Kent is a historic covered bridge over the Housatonic River, listed in 1972.
The Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station in Cornwall was listed in 1972.
The Kent Iron Furnace north of Kent is an old iron furnace site from 1977.
Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford is another historic bridge over the Housatonic River, listed in 1976.
The Minortown Road Bridge in Woodbury crosses the Nonewaug River and was listed in 2001.
The Mount Riga Ironworks Site in Salisbury was an important iron-making site, listed in 1994.
Reynolds Bridge in Thomaston crosses the Naugatuck River and is a concrete arch bridge from 1928.
The Roxbury Iron Mine and Furnace Complex in Roxbury shows where iron was mined and processed, listed in 1979.
The Scoville Powerhouse in Salisbury was listed in 1984.
The Skilton Road Bridge in Watertown crosses the Nonewaug River and was listed in 1991.
The Terryville Waterwheel in Plymouth is a historic waterwheel from 2002.
The Union Depot in North Canaan was a railroad station listed in 1972.
The Warrenton Woolen Mill in Torrington was a textile mill listed in 1987.
The West Cornwall Covered Bridge in Cornwall is a famous covered bridge over the Housatonic River, listed in 1975.
The Gilbert Clock Factory in Winchester (Winsted) was a clock-making factory listed in 1984.
The J. S. Halpine Tobacco Warehouse in New Milford was a tobacco warehouse listed in 1982.
The Carl F. Schoverling Tobacco Warehouse in New Milford was another tobacco warehouse listed in 1982.
The E. A. Wildman & Co. Tobacco Warehouse in New Milford was also a tobacco warehouse listed in 1988.
The Winsted Hosiery Mill in Winchester (Winsted) was a hosiery (sock) factory listed in 1985.

Historic Districts: Whole Neighborhoods of History

Some listings are not just one building, but a whole group of buildings or an area called a "historic district." These districts show how a town or neighborhood looked and functioned in the past.

The Barkhamsted Center Historic District in Barkhamsted was listed in 1999.
The Bethlehem Green Historic District in Bethlehem includes parts of several streets and was listed in 1982.
The Bridgewater Center Historic District in Bridgewater was listed in 2000.
The Burlington–Harmony Hill Roads Historic District in Harwinton was listed in 1996.
The Calhoun–Ives Historic District in Washington was listed in 1995.
The Canaan Village Historic District in North Canaan was listed in 1990.
The Colebrook Center Historic District in Colebrook was listed in 1991.
The Downtown Torrington Historic District covers the historic commercial area of Torrington, listed in 1988.
The East Plymouth Historic District in Plymouth was listed in 1985.
The Falls Village District in Canaan includes Greek Revival houses, churches, and the D.M. Hunt Library from 1891. It was listed in 1979.
The Flanders Historic District in Kent was listed in 1979.
The Goshen Historic District in Goshen was listed in 1982.
The Hotchkissville Historic District in Woodbury was listed in 1996.
The Lakeville Historic District in Salisbury was listed in 1996.
The Lime Rock Historic District in Salisbury was listed in 1984.
The Litchfield Historic District in Litchfield is a very important area. It was the state's first historic district, recognized in 1968! It has many buildings from the late 1700s and early 1800s.
The Litchfield–South Roads Historic District in Harwinton was listed in 1996.
The Migeon Avenue Historic District in Torrington has 9 important buildings, including a Shingle Style house called Laurelhurst. It was listed in 2002.
The Milton Center Historic District in Litchfield was listed in 1986.
The New Milford Center Historic District in New Milford was listed in 1986.
The New Preston Hill Historic District in Washington was listed in 1985.
The Norfolk Historic District in Norfolk was listed in 1979.
The Phelps Farms Historic District in Colebrook was listed in 1983.
The Pine Meadow Historic District in New Hartford was listed in 1996.
The Plymouth Center Historic District in Plymouth was listed in 1999.
The Riverton Historic District in Barkhamsted was listed in 2007.
The Roxbury Center in Roxbury was listed in 1983.
The Rye House in Litchfield was listed in 2000.
The Salisbury Center Historic District in Salisbury was listed in 1997.
The Sharon Historic District in Sharon was listed in 1993.
The Sharon Valley Historic District in Sharon was listed in 1982. This area grew around an iron mining operation in the 1800s.
The Southbury Training School in Roxbury (and Southbury) was listed in 1992.
The Sunny Ridge Historic District in Washington was listed in 1995.
The Torringford Street Historic District in Torrington was listed in 1991.
The Washington Green Historic District in Washington was listed in 1995.
The Water Street Historic District in Torrington was listed in 2003.
The Watertown Center Historic District in Watertown was listed in 2001.
The West End Historic District in Winchester (Winsted) was listed in 1990.
The West Goshen Historic District in Goshen was listed in 1987.
The Winsted Green Historic District in Winchester (Winsted) was listed in 1977.

Unique Historic Spots

Litchfield County also has some truly unique places that are important to history.

The American Legion Forest CCC Shelter in Barkhamsted was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. The CCC was a program during the Great Depression that put young men to work on public projects.
The Beckley Furnace in North Canaan is an old iron furnace from 1978.
The Haystack Mountain Tower in Norfolk is a historic tower from 1993.
The Lighthouse Archeological Site (5-37) in Barkhamsted is the site of an old mixed-race community from the 1700s and 1800s.
Lime Rock Park Race Track in Salisbury is a unique race track that opened in 1959. It's special because it doesn't have stands; spectators watch from open fields!
Music Mountain in Canaan was listed in 1987.
The Mount Tom Tower in Mount Tom State Park (in Litchfield, Morris, and Washington) was listed in 1993.
The Norfolk Country Club House in Norfolk was listed in 1982.
The Norfolk Downs Shelter in Norfolk was listed in 1984.
The Old Riverton Inn in Barkhamsted was listed in 1992.
The Paugnut Forest Administration Building in Torrington was listed in 1986.
The Peoples Forest Museum in Barkhamsted was listed in 1986.
The Red Mountain Shelter in Cornwall was listed in 1986.
The Tapping Reeve House and Law School in Litchfield is a National Historic Landmark. It was the very first law school in the United States that was separate from a college! Famous people like Aaron Burr Jr. studied here. It was listed in 1966.
Skee's Diner in Torrington is a cool barrel-roofed diner that was moved into place in 1944. It was listed in 2002.
The Sports Building in Norfolk was listed in 1984.
The Steward's House-Foreign Mission School in Cornwall is a National Historic Landmark from 2016.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Washington was listed in 1994.
The Winchester Soldiers' Monument in Winchester (Winsted) is a monument to soldiers from 1984.
The Oliver Wolcott House in Litchfield is another National Historic Landmark. This house, built in 1753, was the home of Oliver Wolcott Sr., who signed both the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation! It was listed in 1971.
The World War I Memorial in Norfolk was listed in 1984.

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The James Alldis House in Torrington.
The Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury.
The Amos Baldwin House in Norfolk.
A schoolhouse in the Barkhamsted Center Historic District.
The Merritt Beach & Son Building in New Milford.
The Capt. Philo Beardsley House in Kent.
Beckley Furnace in North Canaan.
The Joseph Bellamy House in Bethlehem.
The Francis Benedict Jr. House in Norfolk.
Christ Church in the Bethlehem Green Historic District.
The Henry B. Bissell House in Litchfield.
Boardman's Bridge in New Milford.
Bridgewater Congregational Church in the Bridgewater Center Historic District.
The Roderick Bryan House in Watertown.
Bull's Bridge in Kent.
The Capt. William Bull Tavern in Litchfield.
A building in the Burlington–Harmony Hill Roads Historic District.
A building in the Calhoun–Ives Historic District.
The Moses Camp House in Winchester.
Main Street in the Canaan Village Historic District.
The Philip Chapin House in New Hartford.
The John C. Coffing House in Salisbury.
A building in the Colebrook Center Historic District.
The Colebrook Store.
The Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station.
The Cream Hill Agricultural School in Cornwall.
A building in the Downtown Torrington Historic District.
A building in the East Plymouth Historic District.
Esperanza in New Hartford.
St. Patrick's Church in the Falls Village District.
The Farnum House in Norfolk.
A building in the Flanders Historic District.
The Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate in Torrington.
The Ebenezer Gay House in Sharon.
The former Gilbert Clock Factory in Winchester.
Gillette's Grist Mill in New Hartford.
The Glebe House in Woodbury.
A building in the Goshen Historic District.
The Gould House in Norfolk.
The Gov. Smith Homestead in Sharon.
The J. S. Halpine Tobacco Warehouse in New Milford.
Haystack Mountain Tower in Norfolk.
Hillside in Norfolk.
Hine–Buckingham Farms (now Hunt Hill Farm) in New Milford.
The Holabird House in Canaan.
The Hose and Hook and Ladder Truck Building in Thomaston.
The Housatonic Railroad Station in New Milford.
The Kent Iron Furnace in Kent.
The George King House in Sharon.
A building in the Lakeville Historic District.
Lakeville Manor.
The Isaac Lawrence House in North Canaan.
A building in the Lime Rock Historic District.
Lime Rock Park Race Track.
First Congregational Church in the Litchfield Historic District.
Hungerford Memorial Library in the Litchfield–South Roads Historic District.
Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford.
The Low House in Norfolk.
The Caleb Martin House in Bethlehem.
The Merryall Union Evangelical Society Chapel in New Milford.
The Merwinsville Hotel in New Milford.
The Pease House in the Migeon Avenue Historic District.
Milton Congregational Church in the Milton Center Historic District.
The Minortown Road Bridge in Woodbury.
The William Moore Jr. House in Barkhamsted.
The Moseley House-Farm (Blackberry River Inn) in Norfolk.
Moss Hill in Norfolk.
Mount Riga Ironworks Site in Salisbury.
Mount Tom Tower.
The Mulville House in Norfolk.
Bank Street in the New Milford Center Historic District.
A building in the New Preston Hill Historic District.
The Noble House in Norfolk.
The John Glover Noble House in New Milford.
The Norfolk Country Club House.
The Norfolk Downs Shelter.
A building in the Norfolk Historic District.
Northfield Knife Company Site.
The Old Riverton Inn in Barkhamsted.
The James Pardee House in Sharon.
Paugnut Forest Administration Building.
Peoples Forest Museum.
The Edward Phelps House in the Phelps Farms Historic District.
The Arah Phelps Inn in Colebrook.
St. John's Church in the Pine Meadow Historic District.
First Congregational Church in the Plymouth Center Historic District.
Immaculate Conception Church in Norfolk.
The Tapping Reeve House and Law School in Litchfield.
Reynolds Bridge in Thomaston.
A postcard of Riverton, part of the Riverton Historic District.
Rock Hall in Colebrook.
The Rockwell House in Norfolk.
The Solomon Rockwell House in Winchester.
Christ Church in Roxbury Center.
The Roxbury Iron Mine and Furnace Complex.
Rumsey Hall in Cornwall.
The Rye House in Litchfield.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Washington.
A church in the Salisbury Center Historic District.
The Frederick S. Sanford House in Bridgewater.
The Carl F. Schoverling Tobacco Warehouse in New Milford.
The Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury.
The Scoville Powerhouse in Salisbury.
Episcopal Church in the Sharon Historic District.
Downtown Sharon Valley, part of the Sharon Valley Historic District.
The John Shepard House in Norfolk.
Skee's Diner in Torrington.
The Skilton Road Bridge in Watertown.
The Jason Skinner House in Harwinton.
South Canaan Congregational Church.
South School in Torrington.
Southbury Training School.
The Sports Building in Norfolk.
The Steward's House-Foreign Mission School.
The Robbins Stoeckel House in Norfolk.
Tamarack Lodge Bungalow.
The Terryville Waterwheel in Plymouth.
The Thomaston Opera House.
Topsmead in Litchfield.
The Jonathan Kelsey house in the Torringford Street Historic District.
Torrington Fire Department Headquarters.
The former Town Hall and District School No. 6 in Morris.
Trinity Church (Milton) in Litchfield.
Trinity Church (Thomaston).
Union Church/St. Paul's Church in Barkhamsted.
Union Depot in North Canaan.
The United Bank Building in New Milford.
Villa Friuli in Torrington.
The Warner Theatre in Torrington.
Warren Congregational Church.
The Warrenton Woolen Mill in Torrington.
Washington First Congregational Church in the Washington Green Historic District.
Water Street Historic District in Torrington.
Munson Memorial Park in the Watertown Center Historic District.
The David Welch House in Litchfield.
The West Cornwall Covered Bridge.
West Main Street in the West End Historic District.
A schoolhouse in the West Goshen Historic District.
The former E. A. Wildman & Co. Tobacco Warehouse in New Milford.
The Winchester Soldiers' Monument.
Winsted Green in the Winsted Green Historic District.
The former Winsted Hosiery Mill.
The Oliver Wolcott House in Litchfield.
United Methodist Church in Woodbury Historic District No. 1.
The World War I Memorial in Norfolk.

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